COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 859/2009  
of 18 September 2009  
amending Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 as regards the ecodesign requirements on ultraviolet 
radiation of non-directional household lamps  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,  
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Community,  
Having regard to Directive 2005/32/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2005 establishing a 
framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy- 
using products and amending Council Directive 92/42/EEC and 
Directives 96/57/EC and 2000/55/EC of the European 
Parliament and of the Council (  1 ) and in particular 
Article 15(1) thereof,  
Having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 of 
18 March 2009 implementing Directive 2005/32/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council with regard to 
ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps (  2 ), 
After consulting the Ecodesign Consultation Forum,  
Whereas:  
(1) According to evidence produced after the adoption of 
Regulation (EC) No 244/2009, the limit set in Table 5 
of the Regulation regarding ultraviolet radiation of the 
UVC type cannot be met by tungsten halogen lamps 
without a second lamp envelope (notably mains voltage 
halogen lamps with G9 and R7s caps but also extra low 
voltage halogen lamps). This would result in banning 
those lamps from the internal market from 
1 September 2009.  
(2) The phasing out of G9 and R7s cap lamps is considered 
only in a longer term, as they are widely used and there 
is presently no suitable replacement available that would 
fit into the luminaires designed for such lamps. Recital 
21 of Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 states that the 
requirements of the measure allow halogen lamps of 
socket G9 and R7s to remain on the market for a 
limited period of time. There is no indication in the 
Regulation of the length of this time period, however it 
was not the intention to ban these lamps on 
1 September 2009 on the basis of UVC radiation, in 
case they comply with the other requirements of the 
Regulation.  (3) Article 15 of Directive 2005/32/EC requires that the 
ecodesign requirements should not affect functionality 
from the user’s perspective, should not entail excessive 
costs, should not have a significant negative impact on 
industry’s competitiveness, and should be established 
taking into account relevant Community legislation.  
(4) It is important to ensure that lamps placed on the EU 
market are safe for use. Directive 2006/95/EC of the 
European Parliament and of the Council of 
12 December 2006 on the harmonisation of the laws 
of Member States relating to electrical equipment 
designed for use within certain voltage limits (  3 ) (Low 
Voltage Directive) regulates the radiation of electrical 
equipment designed for use with a voltage rating of 
between 50 and 1 000 V for alternating current and 
between 75 and 1 500 V for direct current. UV 
radiation limits are set in related harmonised standards 
for both mains voltage and extra low voltage (such as 
12 V and 24 V) tungsten halogen lamps, but not for 
compact fluorescent lamps. More fundamentally, 
Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and 
of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general 
product safety (  4 ) requires that products placed on the 
market are safe.  
(5) It is necessary to ensure coherence between Regulation 
(EC) No 244/2009 and other Community legislation 
affecting the UV radiation of non-directional household 
lamps. Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 should therefore be 
amended accordingly.  
(6) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in 
accordance with the opinion of the Committee estab ­
lished by Article 19(1) of Directive 2005/32/EC,  
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:  
Article 1  
Amendment to Regulation (EC) No 244/2009  
Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 is amended as set 
out in the Annex to this Regulation.EN 19.9.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 247/3  
( 1 ) OJ L 191, 22.7.2005, p. 29.  
( 2 ) OJ L 76, 24.3.2009, p. 3.  ( 3 ) OJ L 374, 27.12.2006, p. 10.  
( 4 ) OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 4.Article 2  
Entry into force  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the first day following its publication in the  Official Journal of the 
European Union . 
It shall apply from 1 September 2009.  
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.  
Done at Brussels, 18 September 2009.  
For the Commission  
Andris PIEBALGS  
Member of the CommissionEN L 247/4 Official Journal of the European Union 19.9.2009ANNEX  
Ecodesign requirements for non-directional household lamps  
Table 5 of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 244/2009 is replaced by the following:  
‘Table 5  
Functionality requirements for lamps excluding compact fluorescent lamps and LED lamps  
Functionality parameter  Stage 1  Stage 5  
Rated lamp lifetime  ≥ 1 000 h  ≥ 2 000 h  
Lumen maintenance  ≥ 85 % at 75 % of rated average lifetime  ≥ 85 % at 75 % of rated average lifetime  
Number of switching cycles  ≥ four times the rated lamp life expressed 
in hours  ≥ four times the rated lamp life expressed 
in hours  
Starting time  < 0,2 s  < 0,2 s  
Lamp warm-up time to 
60 % Φ ≤ 1,0 s  ≤ 1,0 s  
Premature failure rate  ≤ 5,0 % at 100 h  ≤ 5,0 % at 200 h  
Lamp power factor  ≥ 0,95  ≥ 0,95’EN 19.9.2009 Official Journal of the European Union L 247/5